Step 4: Decide What to Provide & Gather Supplies

Average Time Needed

About a week

Description

Your coordinator can handle this task, which includes letting Adoption Ambassadors know up front what out-of-pocket expenses they’ll have. For example, are you providing food, litter, etc. or are your fosters being asked to take that on?

You’ll need some money to pay for supplies—or communications to ask for donations. (It’s always a good idea to have extras on hand, since Adopt Me vests can get torn or lost and leashes walk away!)

Details to Consider

If you’re supplying the basics, you’ll need a stash of:

Food

Litter

Crates

Toys

Collars

Leashes

Tags

There are also the must-haves you should have ready to go:

Medications or preventatives (flea/tick/heartworm)

Adoption paperwork

Medical information specific to each animal

And you need specific supplies or materials needed to support Ambassadors in finding homes for their animals:

Adopt Me vests (An online search will show you suppliers who sell ready-made vests, or search for instructions to create your own)